Hello. → Zdravo!(ZDRAH-vo)What is your name? → Kako se zoveš?(KAH-ko seh ZO-vesh)My name is...? → Zovem se...?(ZO-vem seh...?)Where are you from? → Odakle si?(OH-dah-kleh see?)I am from Morocco. → Ja sam iz Maroka.(YAH sahm eez MAH-roh-kah)What are you doing in Sarajevo? → Šta radiš u Sarajevu?(SHTAH RAH-deesh oo SAH-rah-yeh-voo?)I am studying psychology. → Studiram psihologiju.(STOO-dee-rahm psee-HO-loh-gee-yoo)How old are you? → Koliko imaš godina?(KOH-lee-koh EE-mahsh GOH-dee-nah?)I am 75. → Imam sedamdeset pet godina.(EE-mahm SEH-dahm-deh-set peht GOH-dee-nah)Are you not too old to be studying? → Zar nisi prestar dastudiraš?(ZAHR NEE-see PREH-star dah STOO-deer-ash?)You are never too old to study. → Nikada nisi prestar daučiš.(NEE-kah-dah NEE-see PREH-star dah OO-cheesh)I love exploring Sarajevo and trying new food. → Volimistraživati Sarajevo i probavati novu hranu.(VOH-leem eess-trah-ZHEE-vah-tee SAH-rah-yeh-voh ee proh-BAH-vah-tee NOH-vooHRAH-noo)
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Episode 5: Ordering at a caffe and restaurant
Good Morning:
Bosnian: Dobro jutro
Pronunciation: DOH-bro YOO-tro
Good Afternoon:
Bosnian: Dobar dan
Pronunciation: DOH-bar dan
Good Evening:
Bosnian: Dobra večer
Pronunciation: DOH-bra VE-chehr
How are you:
Bosnian: Kako si?
Pronunciation: KAH-ko see
Good:
Bosnian: Dobro
Pronunciation: DOH-bro
Not Bad:
Bosnian: Nije loše
Pronunciation: NEE-yeh LOH-sheh
Hello:
Bosnian: Zdravo
Pronunciation: ZDRAH-vo
How can I help you/What can I get you:
Bosnian: Izvolite?
Pronunciation: IZ-vo-lee-teh
Can we get a table for two:
Bosnian: Možemo li dobiti sto za dvoje?
Pronunciation: MOH-zheh-mo lee DOH-bee-tee stoh zah DVOH-yeh
Yes, you can:
Bosnian: Da, može.
Pronunciation: Dah, MOH-zheh.
Can I have two coffees:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije kafe?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH KAH-feh
Can I get sugar:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti šećer?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee SHEH-cher
Can I get milk:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti mlijeko?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee MLYEH-ko
Can I get two beers:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije pive?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH PEE-veh
Can I get three portions of ćevapi:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti tri porcije ćevapa?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee TREE POR-tsyeh CHAY-va-pa
Can I get two coffees and three portions of ćevapi:
Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije kafe i tri porcije ćevapa?
Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH KAH-feh ee TREE POR-tsyeh CHAY-va-pa
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Season II, Episode 10: A chat at a caffe and a shop, asking for the price
In this episode we will try to combine some of the words and phrases we used to chat at a caffe and order a coffee.How do you say that? → Kako kažeš to? (KAH-koh KAH-zhe-sh toh?)How is it said? → Kako se kaže? (KAH-koh seh KAH-zhe?)How are you? → Kako si? (KAH-koh see?) (informal) / Kako ste? (KAH-koh steh?) (formal/plural)How do you say…? → Kako se kaže…? (KAH-koh seh KAH-zhe…?)How may I help you? / What would you like? → Izvolite? (EEZ-voh-lee-teh?)How much does this cost? → Koliko ovo košta? (KOH-lee-koh OH-voh KOSH-tah?)Doctor → Doktor (DOK-tor)Outside → Vani (VAH-nee)It’s said as… → Kaže se… (KAH-zhe seh…)Food → Hrana (HRAH-nah)This → Ovo (OH-voh)Hello, how are you? → Zdravo, kako si? (ZDRAH-voh, KAH-koh see?) (informal) / Zdravo, kako ste? (ZDRAH-voh, KAH-koh steh?) (formal/plural)Good → Dobro (DOH-broh)Not bad → Nije loše (NEE-yeh LOH-sheh)Good, how are you? (singular) → Dobro, kako si? (DOH-broh, KAH-koh see?)Good, how are you? (plural/formal) → Dobro, kako ste? (DOH-broh, KAH-koh steh?)Good day → Dobar dan (DOH-bar dahn)Good evening → Dobra večer (DOH-brah VEH-chehr)I want a coffee → Hoću kafu (HOH-choo KAH-foo)I want a cappuccino → Hoću kapućino (HOH-choo KAH-poo-CHEE-noh)I want a coffee, please → Hoću kafu, molim (HOH-choo KAH-foo, MOH-leem)Can I get a coffee? → Mogu li dobiti kafu? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee KAH-foo?)May I? → Može? (MOH-zhe?)Can I help you? → Izvolite? (EEZ-voh-lee-teh?)Može kafa → (MOH-zhe KAH-fah?) (Can I have a coffee?)Može sok → (MOH-zhe SOK?) (Can I have a juice?)Može hljeb → (MOH-zhe HLYEB?) (Can I have some bread?)Može to → (MOH-zhe TOH?) (Can I have that?)Lamp → Lampa (LAHM-pah)
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Season II, Episode 9: Where are you going?
In this episode we ask where are you going and we answer. How are you? → Kako si? (kah-koh see?) [informal] / Kako ste? (kah-koh steh?) [formal/plural]Good → Dobro (doh-broh)Ok → U redu (oo reh-doo)Not bad → Nije loše (nee-yeh lo-sheh)Where are you going? → Gdje ideš? (gdye ee-desh?) [informal] / Gdje idete? (gdye ee-deh-teh?) [formal/plural]Where going? → Gdje ideš? (gdye ee-desh?)I am going → Ja idem (yah ee-dem)I going → Idem (ee-dem)You (informal) → Ti (tee)To go → Ići (ee-chee)You are going → Ti ideš (tee ee-desh) [informal] / Vi idete (vee ee-deh-teh) [formal/plural]They are going → Oni idu (oh-nee ee-doo)I am going to learn Bosnian → Idem učiti bosanski (ee-dem oo-chee-tee boh-sahn-skee)Not English → Ne engleski (neh eng-lehs-kee)To learn → Učiti (oo-chee-tee)I am going shopping → Idem u kupovinu (ee-dem oo koo-poh-vee-noo)Inside → Unutra (oo-noo-trah)I am going on the roof → Idem na krov (ee-dem nah krohv)On → Na (nah)Roof → Krov (krohv)I am going to the movie theatre → Idem u kino (ee-dem oo kee-noh)Where are you going? (plural) → Gdje idete? (gdye ee-deh-teh?)To go (infinitive) → Ići (ee-chee)Where are you going tonight? → Gdje ideš večeras? (gdye ee-desh veh-cheh-rahs?)I am going to the sea → Idem na more (ee-dem nah moh-reh)To the sea → Na more (nah moh-reh)Where are you going? → Kuda ideš? (koo-dah ee-desh?)I am going outside → Idem vani (ee-dem vah-nee)I am going to the movie theatre → Idem u kino (ee-dem oo kee-noh)Hello, where are you going? → Zdravo, gdje ideš? (zdrah-voh, gdye ee-desh?)Super → Super (soo-pehr)I am going for a coffee → Idem na kafu (ee-dem nah kah-foo)
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Season II, Episode 8: Asking Questions
In this episode we are going to practice asking simple questions and getting responses. Hello hello everyone → Zdravo zdravo svima (Zdrah-voh zdrah-voh svee-mah)Welcome → Dobrodošli (Doh-broh-doh-shlee)Season two, Episode eight → Sezona dva, Epizoda osam (Seh-zoh-nah dvah, Eh-pee-zoh-dah oh-sahm)What → Šta (Shta)What is up → Šta ima (Shta ee-mah)Nothing → Ništa (Nee-shta)Why → Zašto (Zah-shto)Why are you here → Zašto si ovdje (Zah-shto see ohv-dyeh)What is going on with you → Šta se dešava s tobom (Shta seh deh-sha-vah s toh-bom)I do not know → Ne znam (Neh znam)Here → Ovdje (Ohv-dyeh)Who → Ko (Koh)Who are you → Ko si ti (Koh see tee)I → Ja (Yah)I am the doctor → Ja sam doktor (Yah sahm dok-tor)Where → Gdje (Gdyeh)Where is the hotel → Gdje je hotel (Gdyeh yeh ho-tel)When → Kada (Kah-dah)When is the train → Kada je voz (Kah-dah yeh voz)Is → Je (Yeh)Train → Voz (Voz)Who → Ko (Koh)How → Kako (Kah-koh)How are you → Kako si (Kah-koh see)How is the weather → Kakvo je vrijeme (Kah-kvo yeh vree-yeh-meh)Weather → Vrijeme (Vree-yeh-meh)Is the weather nice → Je li lijepo vrijeme (Yeh lee lee-yeh-poh vree-yeh-meh)It is → Jeste (Yes-teh)Nije → It is not (Nee-yeh)
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